The following table shows
the outline of the records in the Geodata table. This table is initially used to
find the longitude of the zero-meridian that was used in the logbooks. Later
this table became a lookup table for many of the used geographical names, e.g.
anchor places, names of landmarks, ports sailed to and from, etc..
Table name: Geodata | |
|
Field
name |
Description |
|
Place |
Original
name (and spelling) of the place found in the logbook. Regularly more than
one spelling were used for the same place. We decided to keep the original
spelling intact, as much as possible. |
|
DecLatitude |
Latitude
in decimal degrees; North is positive, South is
negative |
|
DecLongitude |
Longitude
in decimal degrees; East is positive, West is
negative |
|
Source |
Name
of the source where the position of the place was
found |
|
ModernName |
Modern
English name of the place |
|
Alternative
Name |
Sometimes
another name is common as well |
|
Ocean |
The
name of the ocean where the place may be
found |
|
Spanish |
Place
name in Spanish |
|
Dutch |
Place
name in Dutch |
|
French |
Place
name in French |
|
Notes |
Additional
notes |